Grands-Ponts Explained

Grands-Ponts Region
Native Name:Région des Grands-Ponts
Native Name Lang:fr
Other Name:Leboutou Region
Région du Leboutou
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Lagunes
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2011
Seat Type:Regional seat
Seat:Dabou
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Kouakou Assoman
Leader Title1:Council President
Leader Name1:Joseph Gabriel Yace
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:4430
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:450007
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0

Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Dabou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 450,007.

Grands-Ponts is currently divided into three departments: Dabou, Grand-Lahou, and Jacqueville.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, Grands-Ponts included Abidjan Department and was referred to alternatively as the region of "Grands-Ponts" and "Leboutou".[4] Shortly thereafter, it was determined that Abidjan Autonomous District and Abidjan Department would be co-extensive in territory; since that time, the name "Grands-Ponts" has been used exclusively.

Notes

5.3167°N -27°W

Notes and References

  1. http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"
  2. http://www.ardci-rd.org/index.php/vie-des-regions/grands-ponts "Découverte des Grands Ponts"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  4. http://www.pndap-ci.org/pdf/decret_districts.pdf Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions